WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:08.960 This right here is a $560 00:00:04.799 --> 00:00:12.000 gaming monitor. It's got a 240 Hz 00:00:08.960 --> 00:00:13.840 refresh rate, G-Sync, and 1 millisecond 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:20.240 response times. I mean, gaming on this thing is way better than gaming on this 00:00:17.840 --> 00:00:29.679 cheapo HP. But is it six times better? 00:00:24.560 --> 00:00:33.760 Now, take this one. This $5,000 00:00:29.679 --> 00:00:36.399 8K workstation monitor for creatives. 00:00:33.760 --> 00:00:40.480 It is way better to look at than this peasant trash. 00:00:38.399 --> 00:00:43.480 But is it 55.55 00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:51.039 repeating times better? 00:00:47.680 --> 00:00:54.480 Well, your mental math is correct. This 00:00:51.039 --> 00:00:58.000 monitor is only $90. And welcome back to 00:00:54.480 --> 00:01:00.160 another episode of why the actual holy 00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:07.720 advertiser friendly content. Are you guys all buying this? The best 00:01:03.359 --> 00:01:07.720 selling monitor on Amazon.com. 00:01:16.320 --> 00:01:23.439 The Pavilion 22 CWA, the bestselling 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:26.320 monitor on Amazon.com, has over 3600 00:01:23.439 --> 00:01:31.439 reviews and an average rating of 4.4 stars. And admittedly, it does look a 00:01:29.759 --> 00:01:37.200 little out of place next to the kinds of products that we typically cover on this 00:01:33.759 --> 00:01:41.520 channel. But don't let its dimminitive 00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:45.280 21 1/2 in size and super light 8 1/2 lb 00:01:41.520 --> 00:01:48.640 weight fool you. This monitor is 100% 00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:51.840 pretty not bad. Just check out those 00:01:48.640 --> 00:01:54.720 colors. So, what's the deal here? Well, 00:01:51.840 --> 00:02:00.640 it's not just that HP is selling a cheap monitor. In fact, the number three best 00:01:57.200 --> 00:02:02.960 seller is only 65 bucks. It's that 00:02:00.640 --> 00:02:08.640 they're selling a cheap monitor that's equipped with an IPS panel, while these 00:02:06.640 --> 00:02:14.480 other cheapies are sporting your run-of-the-mill TN panels. But HP 00:02:11.520 --> 00:02:20.720 doesn't make LCD panels. They source them from other manufacturers. So if I 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:23.280 take a spudger like this and 00:02:20.720 --> 00:02:31.680 work it around the edge, I might be able to see who actually made this thing. 00:02:27.520 --> 00:02:34.879 So, the sticker says LM215WF3, 00:02:31.680 --> 00:02:38.319 which according to the internet is an LG 00:02:34.879 --> 00:02:41.840 panel with a full 1920x 1080 resolution, 00:02:38.319 --> 00:02:44.640 typical brightness of 250 nits and 8bit 00:02:41.840 --> 00:02:51.360 color. But what's really interesting is that if I type that model number into 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:55.840 Amazon, I get a page full of replacement 00:02:51.360 --> 00:02:58.000 2012 to 2014 iMac screens. and for over 00:02:55.840 --> 00:03:05.440 $200. So, either these prices have a heavy 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:08.640 Apple tax applied to them or HP secured 00:03:05.440 --> 00:03:12.319 an awesome deal with LG because 90 bucks 00:03:08.640 --> 00:03:14.800 for an iMac screen ain't half bad. Plus, 00:03:12.319 --> 00:03:19.120 you aren't just getting the panel. HP is providing you with the casing, stand, 00:03:16.560 --> 00:03:24.319 IO, and their one-year limited warranty, which is of course required by law. 00:03:20.879 --> 00:03:26.959 Haha. And the casing itself isn't too 00:03:24.319 --> 00:03:31.519 bad either. It's made of not terrible quality plastic that doesn't easily get 00:03:29.040 --> 00:03:36.239 covered in fingerprints, and it is slim all the way around. Though, of course, 00:03:33.840 --> 00:03:42.959 they did have to cut some corners somewhere to get the price down. And the 00:03:39.599 --> 00:03:47.599 stand is the worst offender. It offers 00:03:42.959 --> 00:03:50.319 no swivel, no pivot or height adjust 00:03:47.599 --> 00:03:54.080 whatsoever. though it does include a little bit of tilt to that you'll 00:03:52.159 --> 00:03:58.560 probably need because the stand is so short. And that isn't even the worst 00:03:56.319 --> 00:04:03.840 part. It's that should you take the crappy stand off and opt to use a third 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:09.040 party monitor ARM instead, perhaps in a multimonitor setup, which these are 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:16.479 awesome for thanks to the thin bezels. It's not Vasa compatible. So, unless you 00:04:13.519 --> 00:04:22.000 get an adapter for an extra $20, you're going to have to get pretty creative. 00:04:18.959 --> 00:04:25.680 Bringing us to the IO, 00:04:22.000 --> 00:04:29.840 it's pretty spartan. You get one HDMI 00:04:25.680 --> 00:04:31.759 port and one VGA port. That's it. I 00:04:29.840 --> 00:04:37.280 mean, you probably have low expectations for such a budget product, but just make 00:04:34.960 --> 00:04:42.400 sure that they're low enough to also not be surprised when there is no HDMI cable 00:04:40.240 --> 00:04:48.080 included in the box. So, who should buy this monitor then? 00:04:45.840 --> 00:04:53.120 Well, if you want a secondary or tertiary or quatinary screen for that 00:04:51.199 --> 00:04:57.680 matter to supplement your main display or displays, the wide viewing angles 00:04:55.520 --> 00:05:04.240 here mean that you can put it way off to the side without much color distortion. 00:05:01.040 --> 00:05:07.600 As for using it for your main display, 00:05:04.240 --> 00:05:09.680 could you use it for gaming? Sure. While 00:05:07.600 --> 00:05:14.160 IPS displays aren't known to have the highest refresh rates or the fastest 00:05:11.680 --> 00:05:18.240 pixel response times, this one's input lag is better than most TVs. And while 00:05:16.240 --> 00:05:26.160 you will see some smearing and fastoving scenes, it's a far cry better than value 00:05:23.199 --> 00:05:32.639 monitors from 10 years ago. So, do we recommend it? Actually, yeah. It's a 00:05:30.240 --> 00:05:36.400 great value. And if you're hung up on the crappy stand, don't worry. An 00:05:34.720 --> 00:05:42.000 additional 40 bucks will get you the number two bestselling monitor, which is 00:05:38.320 --> 00:05:44.160 also from HP and basically the same, but 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:49.199 an inch bigger and with a Vasa compatible pivoting stand. 00:05:47.759 --> 00:05:53.120 So, thanks for watching, guys. If this video sucked, you know what to do. 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